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AP Literature Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards

5299531972	Anagram	Word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters	0
5299531973	Noncommittal	Not committing to any one position or course of action; not revealing to one purpose or position	1
5299531974	Assertion	The act of declaring something positively	2
5299531975	Quixotic	Practically idealistic, noble or chivalry	3
5299531976	Fulminate	To talk or argue violently	4
5299531977	Proboscis	The long snout of an animal	5
5299531978	Inexplicable	Impossible to explain or understand	6
5299531979	Goad	Prod for driving cattle irritating stimulus	7
5299531980	Sumrise	To guess or suppose	8
5299531981	Climatic	Higher point, most intense	9
5299531982	Fidelity	Loyalty	10
5299531983	Staunch	Loyal, solid or strong	11
5299531984	Anecdote	Brief, account of an interesting incident	12
5299531985	Prodigy	Person with extraordinary talents	13
5299531986	Forte	Something someone does very well a strong point	14
5299531987	Epilogues	Short concluding section at the end of a literary work	15
5299531988	Stigma	Mark of a shame a stain	16
5299531989	Hypochondriac	Unnormal anxiety over ones health	17
5299531990	Extemporaneous	Done said or preformed with little preparation	18
5299531991	Coherent	Logically connected	19

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2534600069	rhyme	repetition of like sounds at regular intervals	0
2534606961	end rhyme	rhyme at end of a verse line	1
2534610199	internal rhyme	rhyme within a verse	2
2534611711	rhyme scheme	patterns of rhyme within a unit of verse (ex. abab)	3
2534619302	ballad	simple poem, usually singing, quatrains using abcd	4
2534627964	elegy	mourns the death of an individual, laments the loss	5
2534638478	ode	irregular metrical form, usually a song	6
2534643961	pastoral	poem written about the nature	7
2534645674	Sonnet	14 lines in iambic pentameter Italian/Petrarchan: 2 sections: octave and sestet (abba, abba, cde, cde) English/Shakespearean: 4 sections: 3 quatrains, 1 couplet	8
2534662557	villanelle	french, 19 lines: 5 tercets, 1 quatrain 2 rhymes dominate and repeat (line 1 in lines 6, 12, 18)(line 3 repeated in 9, 15, 19) aba aba...	9
2534675138	blank verse	un-rhymed iambic pentameter	10
2534676532	free verse	no rhyme or meter	11
2534680491	iamb	unstressed, stress	12
2534682464	trochee	stress, unstress	13
2534688388	dactyl	stressed, unstressed, unstress	14
2534840998	scansion	analysis of rhyme and meter	15
2534702825	foot	combination of stresses in a line	16
2534704213	iamb	a type of metric foot	17
2534709802	meter	recognizable rhyme in a line of verse	18
2534719016	scheme (figures of speech)	a deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words for rhetorical purpose	19
2534749186	trope	deviation from normal meaning of a word	20
2534756182	antithesis	contrast of words/ideas in balanced construction	21
2534759986	hyperbole	exaggeration or overstatement	22
2534763021	irony	verbal: says one thing, means another dramatic: audience knows something the character doesn't situation: different result than expected	23
2534770129	metaphor	comparison of 2 things	24
2534771236	simile	comparison using like or as	25
2534774610	metonymy	substituting a word for another word closely associated	26
2534782819	paradox	a statement that seems self contradictory	27
2534784329	anaphora	repetition of a word at beginning of two or more phrases	28

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4788505156	allegory	The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. ex. Lewis is a religious allegory with Aslan as Christ and Edmund as Judas.	0
4788505157	alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. It can reinforce meaning. ex. peter piper picked a pepper	1
4788505158	allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which commonly known, such as an event, book, or place. Can be historical or religious ex. Lucifer can be an allusion	2
4788505159	ambiguity	Multiple meanings either ,intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. ex. I have never tasted a cake quite like that one before!	3
4788505160	analogy	a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. ex. 2+2=4 using oranges to help count	4
4788505161	antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. ex. The candidate delivered his speech to the crowd.	5
4788505162	antithesis	The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite ex. Man proposes, God disposes	6
4788505163	aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle	7
4788505164	apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction	8
4788505165	atmosphere	the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art	9
4788505166	caricature	a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect	10
4788505167	clause	a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate	11
4788505168	colloquial	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	12
4788505169	conceit	a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor	13
4788505170	connotation	an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning	14
4788505171	denotation	the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests	15
4788505172	diction	Related to style, refers to word choice, with correctness, clearness, or effectiveness	16
4788505173	didactic	From the Greek, literally means "teaching"	17
4788505174	euphemism	a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing	18
4788505175	extended metaphor	A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work	19
4788505176	figurative language	Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid	20
4788505177	figure of speech	a word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to add rhetorical force to a spoken or written passage.	21
4788505178	generic conversation	This describes traditions for each genre. These conventions help to define each genre	22
4788505179	genre	a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter ex. poetry, fiction, non fiction	23
4788505180	homily	It literally means "sermon", but more informally it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. ex. You can have a homily conversation with your parents	24
4788505181	hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally ex. I can eat a horse right now	25
4788505182	imagery	visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work ex. It smelled like expired milk with vomit	26
4788505183	inference/infer	To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented ex. he inferred that we would be home right now	27
4788505184	invective	An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language	28
4788505185	irony/ironic	the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect	29
4788505186	litotes	An understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.	30
4788505187	loose sentence	The main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses	31
4788505188	metaphor	a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable ex. The curtain of night	32
4788505189	metonymy	the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant	33
4788505190	mood	referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional situation that surrounds the readers	34
4788505191	narrative	a spoken or written account of connected events; a story ex. In movies they have narrators a lot of the time	35
4788505192	onomatopoeia	the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named	36
4788505193	oxymoron	a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction	37
4788505194	paradox	a statement or proposition that, despite sound reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory ex. I am nobody	38
4788505195	parallelism	the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc ex. Like father like son	39
4788505196	anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses	40
4788505197	parody	an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect ex. Music parodies like "Just Eat It" by Weird Al	41
4788505198	pedantic	an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or. bookish	42
4788505199	periodic sentence	a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end	43
4788505200	personification	a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animasl, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions	44
4788505201	POV	the perspective from which a story is told Ex. There is first person, second person and third person	45
4788505202	prose	genre including fiction, nonfiction, written in ordinary language	46
4788505203	repetition	duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, sound,word, phrase,clause, sentence	47
4788505204	rhetoric	from the Greek for "orator," the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively	48
4788505205	rhetoric modes	the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing	49
4788505206	sarcasm	from the Greek for "to tear flesh," involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something ex. Of course we did it	50
4788505207	satire	a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutinos and conventions for reform or ridicule	51
4788505208	semantics	the branch of linguistics which studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another	52
4788505209	style	an evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices; or, classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors Ex. Informal style	53
4788505210	subordinate clause	contains a subject and verb but cannot stand alone; does not express complete thought	54
4788505211	syllogism	from the Greek for "reckoning together," a deductive system of fromal logic that presents two premises (first "major," second "minor") that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion	55
4788505212	symbol	anything that represents or stands for something else ex. The US flag for freedom	56
4788505213	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa ex. Boots on the ground—refers to soldiers	57
4788505214	synesthesia	when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another ex. Tasting of Flora and the country green, Dance, and Provencal song, and sun burnt mirth	58
4788505215	syntax	the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences	59
4788505216	theme	the central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life ex. fear,joy,sorrow,etc	60
4788505217	thesis	in expository writing, the thesis statement is the sentence or group of sentences that directly express the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition	61
4788505218	tone	similar to mood, describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both ex. anger	62
4788505219	transition	a word or phrase that links different ideas ex. FANBOYS	63
4788505220	understaement	the ironic minimalizing of fact, presents something as less significant than it is Ex. killing someone for fun	64
4788505221	wit	intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights	65
4788505222	iscolon	a scheme of parallel structure which occurs when the parallel elements are similar not only grammatical but also length	66
4788505223	anastrophe	inversion of the natural or usual word order ex.What a beautiful picture it is!	67
4788505224	parenthesis	insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence ex. I would love to go there (not really).	68
4788505225	apposition	second phrase explains first phrase ex. My dog, Woofers	69
4788505226	ellipsis	deliberate omission of a word or of words which are readily implied by the context. ex. do we ... live?	70
4788505227	asyndeton	deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses.	71
4788505228	brachylogia	a subcategory of asyndeton used in the Tudor period	72
4788505229	polysyndeton	deliberate use of many conjunctions ex. We lived and laughed and loved and left	73
4788505230	assonance	the repetition of similar vowel sounds, preceded and followed by different consonants, in the stressed syllables of adjacent words	74
4788505231	epistrophe	the repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses.	75
4788505232	epanalepsis	repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause	76
4788505233	anadiplosis	repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause	77
4788505234	climax	the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex	78
4788505235	antimetabole	repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order	79
4788505236	chiasmus	reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses	80
4788505237	polyptoton	repetition of words derived from the same root	81
4788505238	simile	explicit comparison between two things of unlike nature	82
4788505239	antanaclasis	repetition of a word in two different senses ex. Antanaclasis can be hard to use.	83
4788505240	paronomasia	use of words alike in sound but different in meaning	84
4788505241	syllepsis	use of a word understood differently in relation to two or more other words, which it modifies or governs	85
4788505242	anthimeria	the substitution of one part of speech for another	86
4788505243	periphrasis	substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name or of a proper name for a quality associated with the name	87
4788505244	rhetorical question	asking a question, not for the purpose of eliciting an answer but for the purpose of asserting or denying something obliquely	88
4788505245	admiring	regard (an object, quality, or person) with respect or warm approval.	89
4788505246	alarmed	cause (someone) to feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger ex. He had an alarming experience.	90
4788505247	allusive	working by suggestion rather than explicit mention	91
4788505248	aloof	not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant ex. Sometimes I can be aloof	92
4788505249	ambivalent	having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone	93
4788505250	anxious	experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.	94
4788505251	apathetic	showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.	95
4788505252	apologetic	regretfully acknowledging or excusing an offense or failure. ex. People I know are apologetic.	96
4788505253	audacious	showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks	97
4788505254	belligerent	hostile and aggressive. ex. Belligerent looking people can be very nice when you get to know them	98
4788505255	benevolent	well meaning and kindly. ex. Zach wanted to be a benevolent king	99
4788505256	candid	truthful and straightforward; frank ex. I like candid people	100
4788505257	captious	tending to find fault or raise petty objections	101
4788505258	censorious	severely critical of others. ex. Censorious people can get annoying	102
4788505259	clinical	efficient and unemotional; coldly detached.	103
4788505260	complacent	showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements. ex.	104
4788505261	condescending	having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority. ex. He has a condescending personality.	105
4788505262	contemptuous	showing contempt; scornful. ex. They give contemptuous punishments	106
4788505263	cynical	believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity. ex. Humans naturally have a cynical attitude	107
4788505264	delirious	in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. ex. Doing drugs can put you in a delirious state.	108
4788505265	dogmatic	inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true. ex. People with dogmatic qualities can be a good leader	109
4788505266	effusive	expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. ex. Winning an award gives you an effusive feeling.	110
4788505267	elated	make (someone) ecstatically happy ex. I want to make my parents elated with my accomplishments	111
4788505268	elegiac	having a mournful quality ex. People with an elegiac personality makes me feel down.	112
4788505269	fanciful	over imaginative and unrealistic. ex. Nothing is wrong with having a fanciful mind	113
4788505270	flippant	not showing a serious or respectful attitude. ex. My cousin has a flippant attitude	114
4788505271	frivolous	not having any serious purpose or value. ex. Doing extra work is frivolous	115
4788505272	giddy	make (someone) feel excited to the point of disorientation. ex. My friends have a giddy personality	116
4788505273	hesitant	tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking. ex. I'm hesitant to take this class	117
4788505274	impartial	treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just. ex. In games it's important to be impartial	118
4788505275	impassioned	filled with or showing great emotion. ex. People are impassioned with women equality	119
4788505276	importunate	persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion. ex. My friend can be importunate	120
4788505277	incredulous	unwilling or unable to believe something. ex. My friends can be incredolous	121
4788505278	indignant	feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment. ex. Society feels indignant with police	122
4788505279	insolent	showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect. ex. Kids are insolent all the time	123
4788505280	jocular	fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful. ex. The joker is jocular	124
4788505281	lugubrious	looking or sounding sad and dismal. ex. He was lugubrious because of a girl	125
4788505282	melancholy	a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. ex. Melancholy can describe bipolar	126
4788505283	pompous	affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important. ex. Donald trump is pompous	127
4788505284	puerile	childishly silly and trivial. ex. I'm usually puerile when I can	128
4788505285	pungent	having a sharply strong taste or smell. ex. The cheese is pungent	129
4788505286	sardonic	grimly mocking or cynical. ex. Dr. Evil is sardonic	130
4788505287	somber	oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave. ex. Everyone has a somber day	131
4788505288	supercilious	behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others. ex. Donald Trump is supercilious	132
4788505289	vexed	annoyed, frustrated, or worried. ex. I'm vexed for doing this work	133
4788505290	vindictive	having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. ex. People in shows are vindictive all the time	134
4788505291	zealous	great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective. ex. Spongebob is zealous way to much	135

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4774314708	Norte Chico	A region along the coast of Peru that possessed a highly-developed urban culture as early as 2500 B.C.E. Characterized by massive stepped pyramids and extensive use of cotton.	0
4774314709	Indus Valley	3rd millennium BC, Elaborately planned cities, standardized measures, irrigated agriculture, written language, no temples kings etc., had a lot of land, no political hierarchy, was abandoned because of mass deforestation, low crop yields, famine, environmental deterioration, etc. their influence continued even to this day (i.e. yoga). Important because it shows how we developed in our cities and economy.	1
4774314710	Central Asian/Oxus Civilization	Present day Afgainistan. Large gates and walls. Social hierarchy. focal point for a "Eurasian-wide system of intellectual and commercial exchange.	2
4774314711	Olmec Civilization	earliest known American civilization, located in southern Mexico and known for its pyramids and huge stone heads	3
4774314712	Uruk	an ancient Sumerian city in Southern Iraq, near the Euphrates, important before 2000 b.c. : exclusive archaeological excavations, notably of a ziggurat and of tablets with very early Sumerian script.	4
4774314713	Mohenjo-Daro / Harappa	the two main cities of india, know as twin capitals and both 3 miles in circumference	5
4774314714	Epic of Gilgemesh	Mesopotamian flood story that includes legends and myths, the friendship of Gilgamesh and Enkidu	6
4774314715	Code of Hammurabi	A collection of 282 laws which were enforced under Hammurabi's Rule. One of the first examples of written law in the ancient civilizations.	7
4774314716	Patriarchy	A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line	8
4774314717	Rise of the State	A process of centralization that took place in the First Civilizations, growing out of the greater complexity or urban life in recognition of the need for coordination, regulation, adjudication, and military leadership	9
4774314718	Egypt: "the gift of the Nile"	provided annual and predictable flooding that benefited and provided a sustainable lifestyle for this civilization, also gave them a stable and positive worldview, proved unty and independence and security	10
4774314719	Nubia	A civilization to the south of Egypt in the Nile Valley, noted for development of an alphabetic writing system and a major iron working industry by 500 BCE	11
4774314720	Paneb	Egyptian criminal. His story is a good example of the darker underside of Egypt. How reliable it is is under question because almost all of the information we have comes from his rival.	12

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3617259444	Australopithecus	"the southern Ape"	0
3617262108	Homo Erectus	" Upright Walking Human"	1
3617265604	Homo sapiens	" Consciously thinking humans"	2
3617272167	Neanderthal people	" Named for the Neander Valley"	3
3617281872	Neolithic Era	" New Stone Age"	4
3617299958	Era of Australopithecus	4 million -1 Million years ago	5
3617304868	Era Of Lucy	3.5 Million Years ago	6
3617307999	Era of Homo Erectus	2.5 Million -200,000	7
3617312346	Early Evolution of Homo sapiens	200,000-35,000 B.C.E	8
3617318139	Natufian Society	13,500-10,500B.C.E	9
3617326139	Early Experimentation with Agriculture	10,000-8000B.C.E	10
3617330842	Jomon Society	10,000-300B.C.E.	11
3617337259	Appearance Of Agriculture Villages	8,000 B.C.E	12
3617350955	Apperance Of Cities	4,000-3,000 B.C.E	13
3617354112	Chinook Society	3,000 B.C.E-1,850 C.E.	14

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2482011198	allegory	A work that functions on a symbolic level.	0
2482011199	alliteration	repetition of sounds at the beginning of words	1
2482012326	allusion	a reference to an earlier text or historical event	2
2482014814	ambiguity	uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.	3
2482015268	anaphora	repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines or sentences.	4
2482015269	anastrophe	Inversion of the normal word order of a sentence.	5
2482017936	anecdote	Brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual	6
2482017937	antagonist	Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story.	7
2482018880	antimetabole	Repetition of words in reverse order.	8
2482022623	anthropomorphism	attributing human qualities to animals (personification)	9
2482022624	apostrophe	calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or a personified abstract idea.	10
2482026832	assonance	repetition of a vowel sound	11
2482026833	asyndeton	Omission of conjunctions	12
2482029808	indirect characterization	the author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks, speaks, etc.	13
2482029809	direct characterization	the author reveals to the reader what the character is like directly	14
2482033415	chiasmus	A statement consisting of two parallel parts, where the second part is opposite of the first structurally.	15
2482033416	cliche	is a word or phrase, often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse.	16
2482034480	colloquialism	a word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate for formal situations.	17
2482037856	conceit	an elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different. Often an extended metaphor.	18
2482037857	connotation	the emotional meaning of a word	19
2482037865	couplet	two lines of rhyme in poetry	20
2482040724	diction	the word choice of the author	21
2482040725	didactic	form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.	22
2482040726	elegy	poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died.	23
2482044488	epanalepsis	Using the same word/phrase at the beginning of a sentence and at its end.	24
2482044489	epic	a long narrative poem, written in heightened language , which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society.	25
2482046296	epigraph	a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.	26
2482046297	epistrophe	Opposite of anaphora; repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of lines, clauses, sentences.	27
2482049862	flashback	a scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time.	28
2482049863	foil	A character who acts as contrast to another character. Often a funny side kick to the dashing hero, or a villain contrasting the hero.	29
2482050857	foreshadowing	the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.	30
2482052612	free verse	poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme.	31
2482052613	hyperbole	a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times...."	32
2482055499	verbal irony	occurs when someone says one thing but really means something else.	33
2482055500	situational irony	takes place when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen, or what would be appropriate to happen, and what really does happen.	34
2482055501	dramatic irony	is so called because it is often used on stage. A character in the play or story thinks one thing is true, but the audience or reader knows better.	35
2482058469	juxtaposition	Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast	36
2482058470	local color	a term applied to fiction or poetry which tends to place special emphasis on a particular setting, including its customs, clothing, dialect and landscape.	37
2482061986	loose sentence	Entire main clause is at the beginning of the sentence, usually before a long series of parallel constructions.	38
2482074420	extended metaphor	is a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it.	39
2482074421	metonymy	a figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing, is referred to by something closely associated with it.	40
2482075606	mood	a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.	41
2482075607	motif	a recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work (or in several works by one author), unifying the work by tying the current situation to previous ones, or new ideas to the theme.	42
2482076688	onomatopoeia	Use of words whose sound or rhythm suggest their meaning	43
2482078253	oxymoron	a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase	44
2482078254	parable	a relatively short story that teaches a moral, or lesson about how to lead a good life.	45
2482080411	paradox	A statement that seems contrary to common sense but may, in fact, be true.	46
2482080412	parellel structure	Similarity of structure	47
2482082238	periodic sentence	Entire main clause is at the end of the sentence, usually after a long series of parallel constructions.	48
2482082239	polysyndeton	Use of many conjunctions.	49
2482083897	protagonist	the main character that experiences a dramatic change	50
2482083898	quatrain	stanza of 4 rhyming lines	51
2482086446	rhetorical question	a question asked for an effect, and not actually requiring an answer.	52
2482086447	satire	a type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about a change.	53
2482090019	soliloquy	a long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage	54
2482091175	stream of consciousness	a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind.	55
2482094278	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole. "If you don't drive properly, you will lose your wheels."	56
2482096298	tone	the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work.	57
2482096299	understatement	a statement that says less than what is meant.	58
2482098527	vernacular	the language spoken by the people who live in a particular locality	59
2482099983	chiaroscuro	an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.	60
2482102602	enjambment	A poetry technique that involves the running on of a line or stanza to continue the flow of the text.	61
2482102603	iambic pentameter	a poetric structure of five feet of unstressed/stressed syllables	62
2482105807	archetype	a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology.	63
2482105808	ubermensch	Nietzche's theory of the "Superman"	64
2482112714	euphony	A pleasant, musical combination of sounds	65
2482112715	cacophony	A harsh, unpleasant combination of sounds	66
2482113881	consonance	Repetition of consonant sounds within words	67
2482113882	prosody	Sound in poetry	68
2482129596	anadiplosis	Repetition of the last word/phrase at the beginning of the next sentence/clause.	69
2483143492	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way to say something that is unpleasant.	70
2483149377	antithesis	a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other.	71
2483156347	double entendre	A phrase with two meanings.	72
2483165938	caesura	a complete pause in a line of poetry or in a musical composition	73
2483197768	ellipsis	Omission of words for brevity, emphasis, ambiguity, or grace	74
2483236208	pathetic fallacy	A form of personfication where weather is given human qualities	75
2483268250	ballad	a traditional poem that tells a story	76
2483269923	villanelle	a poem with 19 lines of iambic pentameter	77
2483271130	ode	a poem of praise for a person, place or thing	78

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AP Literature Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

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4942703530	acquisitive adj.	able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property	0
4942706992	arrogate v.	to claim or take without right	1
4942708654	banal adj.	so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring	2
4942711536	belabor v.	to work on excessively; to thrash soundly	3
4942713141	carping adj. n.	-tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way -petty, nagging criticism	4
4942727243	coherent adj.	comprehensible, meaningful	5
4942730994	congeal v.	to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid	6
4942734348	emulate v.	to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model	7
4942736240	encomium n.	a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute	8
4942738682	eschew v.	to avoid, shun, keep away from	9
4942740408	germane adj.	relevant, appropriate, fitting	10
4942742669	insatiable adj.	so great or demanding as not to be satisfied	11
4942744412	intransigent adj.	refusing to compromise, irreconcilable	12
4942750694	invidious adj.	offensive, hateful	13
4942750695	largesse n.	generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions	14
4942756343	reconnaissance n.	a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination	15
4942764126	substantiate v.	to establish by evidence, prove	16
4942787163	taciturn adj.	habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very litlte	17
4942789593	temporize v.	to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision	18
4942794453	tenable adj.	capable of being held or defended	19

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AP Literature - Literary Terms Flashcards

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4995317579	allegory	A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.	0
4995317580	alliteration	It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.	1
4995317581	allusion	A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.	2
4995317582	anagram	a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase	3
4995317583	antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.	4
4995317584	antagonist	A character or force in conflict with the main character	5
4995317585	anaphora	A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences.	6
4995317586	anastrophe	Inversion of the natural or usual word order	7
4995317587	antithesis	A balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses.	8
4995317588	aphorism	A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.	9
4995317589	apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.	10
4995317590	assonance	Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity	11
4995317591	asyndeton	A series of words separated by commas (with no conjunction), e.g. "I came, I saw, I conquered." The parts of the sentence are emphasized equally; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjunction speeds up the flow of the sentence.	12
4995317592	blank verse	Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter	13
4995317593	caesura	A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.	14
4995317594	cacophony	Harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture of sounds	15
4995317595	cadence	Rhythmic rise and fall	16
4995317596	conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.	17
4995317597	connotation	All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests	18
4995317598	consonance	Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.	19
4995317599	couplet	A pair of rhymed lines that may or may not constitute a separate stanza in a poem.	20
4995317600	dactyl	A stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables	21
4995317601	denotation	Dictionary definition of a word	22
4995317602	denouement	an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot	23
4995317603	diction	The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing	24
4995317604	didactic	Intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a moral lesson	25
4995317605	dirge	a funeral hymn or mournful speech	26
4995317606	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	27
4995317607	end-stopped line	A line that ends with a natural speech pause, usually marked by punctuation	28
4995317608	enjambment	A run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next.	29
4995317609	epitaph	A brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone	30
4995317610	epic	A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society	31
4995317611	epistolary	A piece of literature contained in or carried on by letters	32
4995317612	flashback	A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events	33
4995317613	foreshadowing	A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.	34
4995317614	foot	A metrical unit composed of stressed and unstressed syllables.	35
4995317615	frame story	A secondary story or stories embedded in the main story	36
4995317616	free verse	Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme	37
4995317617	genre	A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content.	38
4995317618	hamartia	tragic flaw which causes a character's downfall	39
4995317619	heroic couplet	A pair of rhymed, iambic pentameter lines.	40
4995317620	hexameter	A line of poetry that has six metrical feet.	41
4995317621	hubris	Excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy	42
4995317622	hyperbole	A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor	43
4995317623	iamb	A common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable.	44
4995317624	imagery	Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; the use of language to create sensory impressions.	45
4995317625	irony	A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen.	46
4995317626	verbal irony	In this type of irony, the words literally state the opposite of the writer's true meaning	47
4995317627	situational irony	Occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected	48
4995317628	dramatic irony	Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.	49
4995317629	jargon	Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand	50
4995317630	juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts	51
4995317631	kenning	A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities.	52
4995317632	metaphor	A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.	53
4995317633	meter	A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry	54
4995317634	metonymy	A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it	55
4995317635	mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	56
4995317636	motif	(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design	57
4995317637	motivation	A psychological factor that provides a directional force or reason for behavior.	58
4995317638	narration	The purpose of this type of rhetorical mode is to tell the story or narrate an event or series of events.	59
4995317639	novel	A long fictional narrative written in prose, usually having many characters and a strong plot.	60
4995317640	novella	A short novel usually under 100 pages.	61
4995317641	novelette	When a novel is short and has chapters reffered to as vignettes	62
4995317642	octave	a verse form consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter	63
4995317643	ode	A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.	64
4995317644	onomatopoeia	A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.	65
4995317645	oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.	66
4995317646	paean	song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy	67
4995317647	parable	A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson	68
4995317648	paradox	A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.	69
4995317649	parallelism	Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other	70
4995317650	parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.	71
4995317651	pedantic	An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.	72
4995317652	pentameter	a rhythm in poetry that has five stressed syllables in each line (five metrical feet)	73
4995317653	persona	A pattern of relatively permanent traits, dispositions, or characteristics that give some consistency to people's behavior.	74
4995317654	personification	A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	75
4995317655	plot	Sequence of events in a story	76
4995317656	point of view	The perspective from which a story is told	77
4995317657	polysyndeton	Deliberate use of many conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted. Hemingway and the Bible both use extensively. Ex. "he ran and jumped and laughed for joy"	78
4995317658	prosody	Appropriate expression when reading. Includes pitch (intonation), loudness, stressing phrases, etc.	79
4995317659	protagonist	Chief character in a dramatic or narrative work, usually trying to accomplish some objective or working toward some goal.	80
4995317660	pun	A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.	81
4995317661	quatrain	4 line stanza	82
4995317662	refrain	A line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem.	83
4995317663	rhetorical question	A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer	84
4995317664	end rhyme	A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line	85
4995317665	eye rhyme	rhyme that appears correct from spelling but does not rhyme because of pronunciation	86
4995317666	forced rhyme	when two words don't really rhyme together, but an author uses similar spelled, or sounding words to try to create a rhyme; Ex: stone, one	87
4995317667	internal rhyme	A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line	88
4995317668	slant rhyme	rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e. the words "stress" and "kiss"); sometimes called half-rhyme, near rhyme, or partial rhyme	89
4995317669	rhyme scheme	A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem	90
4995317670	satire	A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.	91
4995317671	sestet	a rhythmic group of six lines of verse	92
4995317672	shifts/turns	Changes in the speaker's attitude. Look for key words such as but, yet, however, and although, punctuation, and stanza division.	93
4995317673	sonnet	14-line lyric poem focused on a single theme; usually written in iambic pentameter	94
4995317674	symbol	A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.	95
4995317675	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa	96
4995317676	syntax	Arrangement of words in phrases and sentences	97
4995317677	theme	A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work.	98
4995317678	tone	A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.	99
4995317679	understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	100
4995317680	villanelle	A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes.	101

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AP World History Regions Flashcards

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4894078170	North America	0
4894078171	Caribbean	1
4894078172	Latin America	2
4894078173	Central Africa	3
4894078174	East Africa	4
4894078175	East Asia	5
4894078176	Eastern Europe	6
4894078177	Middle East (Southwest Asia)	7
4894078178	South Africa	8
4894078179	South Asia	9
4894078180	Southeast Asia	10
4894078181	West Africa	11
4894078182	Western Europe	12